Instead of the usual holiday snapshot sitting on your desk to remind you of
your travels, engage other senses to keep the memories alive a little longer.
HOLIDAY DREAMING
As breakfast is different around the
world, prolong your holiday by reliving
that difference. On your way to work,
buy that croissant, eat sushi for breakfast,
dip those biscotti into an Italian espresso
and, better still, have your morning
coffee in the mug or teacup from your
beloved country of choice.
Who doesn't secretly pack their
in-flight socks into their bag to take
home for a nice memory of being up, up
and away? Rather than leaving them at
home, take them to the office to keep your
toes warm in the too-cold aircon. Just
remember to put your shoes on again
before you catch up with your boss.
You're at work but the essence of
the city you've visited is captured in
a slender bottle, tagged with its three-
letter airport code. It could be the sweet
smells of the Tuileries Garden in Paris
or the spices wafting through Istanbul's
Grand Bazaar. Designer Magali Sénéquier
and perfumer Gérald Ghislain have
created 19 Scents of Departure to remind
you of some of the world's most fascinating
cities. www.thescentofdeparture.com.
Buskers in Berlin, the chatter and
clatter of a breakfast in Florence,
the Paris Metro in peak hour... If you
want to transport yourself back to the
sounds of a city you loved, try this
site: soundsofmycity.tumblr.com. It has
a library full of soundscapes submitted by
travellers from all over the world. If you'd
rather not listen to colleagues chatter,
grab your headphones and click on
your city of choice in your lunch break.
Shazam! Perusing the clothes racks in
Spain and like the sounds of the salsa
playing on the speakers? Tapping away to
those catchy songs as you sip mojitos in
Cancún? Zap those tunes directly into
your smartphone and, at the end of your
trip, make a playlist that becomes your
holiday soundtrack. www.shazam.com.
Instead of putting a framed photo
on your desk at work, have a book
filled with all the scents of a city instead.
Author Amber C Jones has released
one that conjures up the smells of
19 different neighbourhoods in New York.
Called New York, Phew York: A Scratch-n-
Sniff Adventure, it comes with such whiffs
as pizza, the grass in Central Park, hot
dogs and even exhaust fumes from
a bus. www.scentsationalbooks.com.
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Words: Georgia Cassimatis. Photography: Ge y Images
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